Umm al-Kheir update New road of the settlement Carmel damages water drain system

it is now become clear that although the well itself wasn’t destroyed by settlers bulldozers, it’s whole drainage basin was damage in a way that will probably make this well useless (see especially photo 4: the well is just below the new patrol road of Carmel settlement).

New road blocks the path to the grazing fields

New road and houses in Carmel as viewed from Umm al-Kheir

New road as viewed from Umm al-Kheir

New road interfere with water collection system

is also clear that the creation the paving of this road, enables the settlers and the army to control and make sure that after more than 50 years, Umm al-Kheir residents stop using the lands in the valley below for grazing purpose.